181. What was the purpose of establishing the European Economic Community (EEC)?

A. To promote a common market and economic prosperity among member countries
B. To create a single market for free import and export among member countries
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The purpose of establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) is to promote a common market and economic prosperity among member countries and to create a single market for free import and export among member countries.

182. During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in

A. 1000 AD
B. 1099 AD
C. 1200 AD
D. 1515 AD
✅ The correct answer is option B.
During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in 1099 AD. They arrived at Jerusalem in June 1099 and took the city by assault on 7 July 1099, massacring the defenders. A brief attempt by the Saracens to recapture Jerusalem was repulsed at the Battle of Ascalon.

184. The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party or the opposition, is called

A. floor crossing
B. fourth estate
C. fifth column
D. free ports
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party or the opposition, is called floor crossing. In politics, a politician is said to cross the floor if they change their party allegiance. Crossing the floor may mean changing to second party after being elected as a member of a first party, or voting against the approved party lines.

185. The number of judges in European Court of Human Rights are

A. 5
B. 11
C. 47
D. 15
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The number of judges in European Court of Human Rights are 47. The European Court of Human Rights, which is headquartered in Strasbourg, is composed of 47 judges (1 judge elected by each State party to the European Convention on Human Rights).

186. Which of the following are the member countries of the commonwealth?

A. Australia, Tonga, UK and Zimbabwe
B. Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Jamaica and Singapore
C. Mauritius, Maldives, Ghana, Bangladesh
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Australia, Tonga, UK and Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Jamaica and Singapore and Mauritius, Maldives, Ghana, Bangladesh are the member countries of the commonwealth.

187. What is the literacy rate of Maharashtra?

A. 77.27 per cent
B. 66.26 per cent
C. 55.25 per cent
D. 44.24 per cent
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The literacy rate of Maharashtra is 77.27 per cent. Maharashtra has always shown above average literacy rate in India. According to 2001 census literacy rate of India is 65.38 per cent, While Maharashtra has 77.27 per cent. During the decade 1961- 2001 the literacy rate in Maharashtra has increased by 12.4 per cent.

189. Mina is the tribe of

A. Tripura
B. Sikkim
C. Rajasthan
D. Nagaland, Assam
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Mina is the tribe of Rajasthan. Mina is a caste inhabiting Rājasthān and Punjab states in northern India, and Punjab province, Pakistan, who speak Hindi and claim descent from the Rājputs. The Mina are possibly of inner Asiatic origin, and tradition suggests that they migrated to India in the 7th century with the Rājputs, but no other link between the two has been substantiated.